2019 Freightliner Cascadia with 44' Car Trailer - Big Rig POV Driving Review (Binaural Audio) 

Lessons in your 20s with starship

It’s heading that way😹

Don't give him ideas!

Yeah, in 20 minutes around Manhattan

I'd rather see a tank of some sort

Almost 70,000 pounds and it has air brakes, maybe this guy has a CDL and we just didn't know.

@@kevinnorris6558 Nope, you can drive RV's in the US with air brakes without a CDL-- The fact they're RV's makes them exempt for some reason, this one included.

​@@thegirthquake8574same with a school bus i heard in Florida if theres less than 8 seats in the bus you don't need a CDL

@@jradish Because it doesn't count as an actual bus.

@@jradish You still need a CDL to drive most busses in FL. It’s just a different class CDL that what you need for a semi truck. Class A: articulated/combination vehicles over 26k pounds. Class B: straight trucks/busses over 26k pounds. Class C: vehicles designed to transport 16 or more people, or hazardous materials. RVs are weirdly exempt from all of this for some reason.

Indeed! Only used it sparingly on lower settings but you’re completely right

@@TedwardDrives smart man 🙏🏾

@@philipo_-eh2ut the Jake brake uses the engine to slow itself and doesn’t use the trailer brakes at all. If it’s wet outside that counter force can cause the trailer to push itself out from behind you. A loaded trailer especially is constantly pushing the truck forward so it’s important to essentially stay ahead of the weight

@@GoldPhoenix Jake Brake decreases the RPM I guess?

@@user-re5gh1ie2f it actually increases them dramatically

Is it because it has air brakes? I know on a small trailer (towed by pickups) you can squeeze the trailer brake

That's a large part of it. Air brakes in general are a little more touchy and just overall can't be operated the same as the hydraulic brakes on a smaller vehicle/tow configuration.

@@villagewolf8871 makes sense, thanks for the info

Do US trucks not have ABS on all trailer axles? I know you still use drum brakes (for some backwards reason I'd imagine) and you still have trailer brake controls in cab (EU just has the parking brake lever that you pull down to purge air from all brakes including trailer). Also funny thing but I'm pretty sure that freightliner steering wheel is the same one Mercedes used on the Actros MP2, that was released in 2002. Nearly 2 decade old steering wheel on a 2019 truck. I know you don't even have synchronized manuals in trucks (standard for European stuff since the 80's) or discs but how far behind on tech are you guys? Do you even have automated manuals or are those things using a torque converter? They're not using the exhaust brake to shift faster so they're about on par with the ZF stuff (if they're single-clutch autos) that everyone in Europe hates because Scania exists. I think you're way down on power as well since we get 560HP MX13's on DAF trucks (510 is the most you get in the US last I checked) and 770HP V8's because Scania exists.

Lol I use it all the time to save the breaks on my truck and use up the breaks in the trailers i pull that i dont own instead

Mf had plenty of time to get ahead, burry the throttle.

To be fair, I've driven those things quite a lot and they're _slow_ POSs.

I drive semis in the UK and road ethics means keeping the first lane but people see a big rig approaching and they forget I'm governed to 56mph and the speed limit for cars is 70mph... They panic and stop instead of using the very long merge lanes to accelerate quickly and join in...

@@RyanRoadReaper My first car was a 999cc 77hp slowfest but even that would accelerate fine on the merge ramp and join at least going 70mph

That car Is a puddle jumper lol

@@whitegoodman7465 it’s actually the most fun car I’ve ever driven - but sure, be the typical American and critique my entire existence even though you’ve never even met me before, sure, go ahead 🙄🫣

It’s comically small haha

To be fair, it prevents car sizes from becoming completely stupid. The Hummer EV falls outside of the B license, and I'm glad it does.

Only reason you can drive this with a regular license is it’s considered a RV other than that weight wise it’s a A

They're garbage

theyre just rebadged Mercedes engines

@@mayto420 You sure about that? I don't care about parent company ownership stuff, but is this actually a rebadged Mercedes engine? I didn't find anything to confirm this on a quick search.

@@kevin9c1 i was slightly mistaken, the OM473 and DD16 share the same block and lots of components but it isnt just a simple rebadge however the most important bits are identical on both engines

​@@mayto420all the more reason to want one

Bingo!

Not allowed to drive anything that isn't RV exempt

They’re usually uncomfortable

Not worried about the gauge. Worried about actual flow of oil 😂

@@TedwardDrives I think you missed my point. Actual engine oil pressure responds almost as instant as the actual RPMs. I think you are dealing with gauge lag or sender lag (or a computer damped response, a third lag variable). The delay from higher RPM to higher oil pressure should be imperceptible.

If the GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) is over 26,000 lbs, you need a CDL (Commercial Driver's License). A regular license also limits trailers to 10,000 lbs. RVs fall into a class of their own and bend some of the rules. Some states may have additional restrictions as well.

Yes, 2 separate panels of flat glass instead of a single curved windshield

Good news: You don't have to shit yourself. You can use the toilet in the back.

Which engine does yours have?

@@TedwardDrives a won out DD15. i dont own the truck im a company driver